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How Does Self-Control Really Work? Introducing a Debate
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

You'd like to know how researchers think about self-control, but...

A Fresh Approach to Evaluating Working Memory Training
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

A new method for evaluating working memory training raises an...

Where Should Students Study?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

My teachers told me to study in the library. What...

Today’s Humble Pie: 206 Bones
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

I was wrong. Somewhere, teachers really do write down long...

Is it Better to be a “Natural” or a “Striver”?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Research with musicians suggests that -- although we say we...

“How We Learn”: Wise Teaching Guidance from a Really Brainy Guy
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

How We Learn, by Stanislas Dehaene, offers a rich and...

Whose Online Teaching Advice Do You Trust?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Paradoxically, the right amount of self-doubt should inspire in readers...

I’m Curious: Does Curiosity Promote Learning?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Does curiosity promote learning? New research offers a surprising, complex,...

Retrieval Grids: The Good, the Bad, and the Potential Solutions
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

"Retrieval grids" promote retrieval practice -- that's good! But they...

Take Time for You: Self-Care Action Plans for Educators by Tina H. Boogren
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

Teaching is an emotionally and cognitively demanding job, a fact...

Should Students Exercise DURING Learning? A Twitter Debate Rages…
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Does exercise DURING learning help students? Twitter knows the answer...

Home News: Rememebring Bruce McEwen
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

I first heard Dr. Bruce McEwen talk about the neurobiology...

An Unexpected Strategy to Manage Student Stress
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

We might be inclined to reassure our anxious students, and...

Starting the Year Just Right: Healthy Skepticism
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Adults prefer natural settings to urban ones. We can easily...

Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Congratulations to one-time Learning and the Brain blogger, Dr. Kate...

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